إِلْيَاسُElias دُمْDum وَبَدِيعَةٌand Badi'a
إِلْيَاسُ دُمْ وَبَدِيعَةٌ
مَثْلَىexemplars of مُصَافَاةٍmutual affection وَبِرْand kindness
مَثْلَى مُصَافَاةٍ وَبِرْ
Elias Dum and Badi'a—
Elias blood and beauty
exemplars of mutual affection and kindness.
A perfect pairing of virtue
وَاخْتَرْand choose أَعَزَّthe most honored of بَنيsons of الْحِمَىthe homeland
وَاخْتَرْ أَعَزَّ بَني الْحِمَى
لِلْصِّهْرِfor kinship by marriage إِنْif تَخْتَرْyou choose لِصِهْرْfor a son-in-law
لِلْصِّهْرِ إِنْ تَخْتَرْ لِصِهْرْ
And choose the most honored of the homeland's sons
And choose the dearest of sons
as a son-in-law, if you choose a son-in-law,
For a son-in-law if you choose one
مِنْfrom كُلِّevery كَفُوءٍa worthy match بِالْخِصَالِin character
مِنْ كُلِّ كَفُوءٍ بِالْخِصَالِ
لِذَاتِfor a woman of أَخْلاَقٍmoral character وَطُهرْand purity
لِذَاتِ أَخْلاَقٍ وَطُهرْ
from all who are worthy in character
Of all matching in qualities
of a woman of virtue and purity.
Of virtuous nature and purity
فَيَكُونُso there will be حوْلَaround نِظامِthe orbit of شَمْsun (word continued)
فَيَكُونُ حوْلَ نِظامِ شَمْ
سِكَyour (completes 'your sun') حَيْثُwherever دَارَit turns نِظَامُa ring of زَهرْflowers
سِكَ حَيْثُ دَارَ نِظَامُ زَهرْ
Then around the orbit of your sun—
To be around the system of resolve
wherever it turns—will be a ring of flowers.
Where resolve's abode did flower
عُمْرٌa lifetime يُضَاعَفُis doubled هَكَذَاthus
عُمْرٌ يُضَاعَفُ هَكَذَا
فِيin الْخَيْرِgoodness يَسْوَىis worth أَلْفَa thousand عُمْرْlifetimes
فِي الْخَيْرِ يَسْوَى أَلْفَ عُمْرْ
A life is doubled in this way;
A life doubled this way
in goodness, it is worth a thousand lives.
In good deeds worth a thousand lives
للهِto God (expressing admiration) فِيat حَفْلِthe celebration of الزَّفَافِthe wedding
للهِ فِي حَفْلِ الزَّفَافِ
وَرَوْعَةِand the splendor of الْيَوْمِthe day الأَغَرْradiant
وَرَوْعَةِ الْيَوْمِ الأَغَرْ
Praise be to God at the wedding celebration
To God in the wedding feast
and in the splendor of the radiant day:
And splendor of this radiant day
أُوْدِيتُOdette فِيin ثَوْبِthe gown of الْعَرُوسِthe bride
أُوْدِيتُ فِي ثَوْبِ الْعَرُوسِ
كَأَنَّهُas though it were لَمَحَاتُgleams of دُرْpearls
كَأَنَّهُ لَمَحَاتُ دُرْ
Odette in the bride's gown—
I was clothed in the bride’s gown
as though it were gleams of pearls.
As if glimmers of pearls
بِخُيُوطِهِby its threads الْمُتَأَلِّقَاتِthe gleaming ones
بِخُيُوطِهِ الْمُتَأَلِّقَاتِ
تَمَاسَكَتْheld together قَطَرَاتُdrops of فَجْرْdawn
تَمَاسَكَتْ قَطَرَاتُ فَجْرْ
By its gleaming threads
With its shimmering threads
drops of dawn were held together.
Dew drops joined together
جُلِيَتْwere revealed مَحَاسِنُهَاher charms بِهِby it
جُلِيَتْ مَحَاسِنُهَا بِهِ
وَنَسِيمُهَاand her breeze نفحَاتُwafts of عِطْرْperfume
وَنَسِيمُهَا نفحَاتُ عِطْرْ
Her charms were revealed by it,
Her virtues revealed by it
and her breeze, wafts of perfume.
And its breeze, fragrant breaths
نِعْمَhow excellent الهُدَىthe guidance لَناfor us بِهِthrough him
نِعْمَ الهُدَى لَنا بِهِ
فَطِنٌdiscerning كَرِيمُnoble الأَصْلِin lineage حُرْfree
فَطِنٌ كَرِيمُ الأَصْلِ حُرْ
What fine guidance we have through him—
What fine guidance for us in him
a discerning man, noble of lineage and free.
Wise, noble, and free
Sol 6.1